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> Most of the stuff that UK corner shops sell are pre-packaged, so they'd be the same product that you'd buy elsewhere. Elsewhere where? I have never seen thes
by walthamstow 2y ago
> Most of the stuff that UK corner shops sell are pre-packaged, so they'd be the same product that you'd buy elsewhere.
Elsewhere where? I have never seen these products anywhere else. The sad-looking chicken tikka sandwiches and bacon that's 90% nitrite-water are corner shop exclusives.
> Are they losing?
Greggs is indeed doing well in the UK but the comparison I'm making is Greggs vs Japanese conbini. Conbini wipe the floor with Greggs.
- ndsipa_pomu 2y ago> Elsewhere where? I have never seen these products anywhere else. The sad-looking chicken tikka sandwiches and bacon that's 90% nitrite-water are corner shop exclusives. Probably petrol stations and bargain shops such as B&M. They probably have the same product in slightly different packaging, much like how ordinary supermarkets will share suppliers, but market the same products differently.
- walthamstow 2y agoSo they're also stocked in other places that sell terrible food? I think we're agreeing that corner shop food is poor quality. To your initial point, that's why people talk about conbini more than corner shops. Unless, as you say and I agree, you're lucky to have one that sells nice homemade stuff like samosas (or in my area more likely to be baklava, gozleme etc), but they're rare.
- ndsipa_pomu 2y agoYes, pre-packaged food is often poor quality when the shops are looking for the cheapest providers. That also applies to supermarkets, but they usually have better marketing and so customers think they're getting a much better product than they actually receive.
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